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Banksia dentata is a species of tree in the genus Banksia. It occurs in northern
Australia, southern New Guinea and the Aru Islands. Growing as a gnarled tree up
to 7 m (23 ft) high, it has leaves up to 22 cm (8.7 in) long with toothed
margins. The cylindrical yellow flower spikes, up to 13 cm (5 in) high, appear
between November and May, attracting honeyeaters, sunbirds, sugar gliders and
insects. Flowers fall off the spikes, which swell and develop follicles
containing up to two seeds each. Collected by Sir Joseph Banks in 1770,
B. dentata is one of the four Banksia species published in 1782 as part of Carl
Linnaeus the Younger's original description of Banksia. It is classified in
Salicinae, a series, or group of species, from Australia's eastern states.
Genetic studies show it to be an early offshoot within the group. It is found in
savanna, associated with Pandanus and Melaleuca. After bushfires it regrows from
its woody base, known as a lignotuber. (Full article...)

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The English feminist and social reformer Josephine Butler wrote more than 90
books and pamphlets over a period of at least 40 years, mostly in support of her
campaigning work. She was especially concerned with the welfare of prostitutes,
although she campaigned on a broad range of women's rights. In 1864, her
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Pholiota squarrosa is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. Common
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decomposing wood. The mushroom is typically found growing in clusters at the
base of trees and stumps, and is covered in small, pointed scales that are
pointed downward and backward. This P. squarrosa cluster was photographed near
Ingstetten in Schelklingen, Germany.

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